This really made my day when I received this....and has added to my days ever since. Several things have happened lately that really has helped put life back into true perspective for me.
I got this package from Bob Walker in the mail, and the contents are on a shelf in my office now.
The following was what I received....
I had a great hunt at the locations those plates diagram....I filled my Jave tags there in short order. Once filled, I took Joe Coots there and he got a Javi, and then I took Doc 'Tippit' there the last morning and he filled a tag there.
This spot that I'd found was so hot, I just had to pass it along to someone in group two that was coming in as we left. So, I drew out the layout of the area on these plates....and I decided to give them to Bob Walker. I also told him it was impossible to draw out the maze of gates at what I called 'the carousel'. You had to navigate this cluster of nonsense making gates just to GET to my area, and that I had marked every gate with survey tape. I told Bob to just stay to right of every ribbon going in, and to the left left going out. Yes, it was that confusing.
In doing this, the plates continued the hunt....by the time the 2nd group wrapped it up, this area was responsible for at least EIGHT kills. And it was really cool reading Bob and his crews stories about their hunts in that area when they returned.
Anyway....Bob has been holding onto those plates since 2006!!!! I called Bob and we chatted for at least an hour....not only did we relive this hunt, but we talked about life in general and issues we've been dealing with.
There was a thread last year here titled 'What have you learned at Trad Gang'?.
Well, I can tell you, over and over and over I learn that the memories that have been created here are priceless.